The Putrid Stink of Code Pink

That famous baby-boomer generation, as teens and young adults they were the “Change Agents” of the 1960s and 1970s. They were the ones that forced the end of the Viet Nam war, and showed the world not to trust anyone over 30.

Research has shows that the Boomers still believe that they are those change agents from the 1960s. Today’s Boomers, now aged 45-65 are older but still see themselves wearing tie-dye and peace symbols.

Some of them have gone to new causes such as protecting the environment, or helping the poor. Others are still protesting the war, but as that old saying goes, you can’t go home again.

It is the right of every American to protest the War in Iraq. But there are limits to every right, once you start infringing on the rights of others, you have crossed the line. Code Pink Crossed the line a very long time ago, they have donated money to the terrorist fighting AGAINST US troops, they protest our wounded heroes as they enter hospitals. In short Code Pink is all the protest of the 1960s, with none of the good will and concern for others. They are a putrid, selfish group that is not looking for Peace not peace just headlines:

CODE PINK MAY HAVE UNWITTINGLY BECOME THE BEST EXPONENTS of the policies of preemption and profiling in the War on Terror.

Last Tuesday, Sen. Joseph Biden ejected Code Pink protesters set to interrupt General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker’s testimony on the state of Iraq. Biden instructed security to eject “the people making noise,” and the Capitol police quickly responded, expelling the full Code Pink delegation. The latter stood out from the Hill staffers and military attachés listening respectfully to the hearings for a number of reasons: not least, they were wearing black robes, white skeleton or ghost masks, and gray grease paint. (You can see a video of the whole encouraging incident here. The best part is when the police refuse to entertain their arguments and make them march back out to the street.) Apparently unfamiliar with the word hubris, Medea Benjamin complained, repeatedly and bitterly, that Sen. Biden called for order to be restored but “the police arbitrarily pulled out people.” Her final words, as the police forced the pro-terrorists out of the hallway, were, “Why did I get pulled out?”

Arbitrarily? Why, whatever could have made the police think the professional protesters in Halloween costumes might be up to mischief? Unless the fifth column leftists had been called to testify about the Scream film series, their garb was inappropriate and suspect.

The chamber’s action contrasted greatly with that of the hapless House chairman Ike Skelton, D-MO, during the Petraeus hearings last fall. Then, too, Code Pink demonstrators in full apparel burst out screaming at regular intervals. Skelton gravely intoned, “Let me make this announcement: that those who have caused unlawful conduct and improper conduct, who have, who are, and who will throughout the remainder of this hearing will be prosecuted…under the law. This is untolerable. We will not allow it.” Yawn. He repeated this mantra every few minutes, only to be greeted by more howling.

Urging a wiser course, Rep. Dan Burton, R-IN, had tried to have the protesters expelled preemptively:

Burton: I see a number of people in the audience that I anticipate will be making a disturbance, and if this occurs during the testimony by our honored guest, I hope you will be very firm and get them out of here.Skelton: You don’t have to lecture me. They’ll be gone. Don’t –Burton: Well, I still see them out there.Skelton: Don’t worry about them. We’ve done this before. Alright, those who are displaying a sign, out they go.

Hunter: Here’s their strategy…There’s about ten of them, so they’re going to sacrifice one about every five minutes. If they do that, I’d remove the whole identifiable group out.

Skelton (testily): How do you do that?Hunter: Well, because they’re all in the same dress, the pink people. They’re an association…I’d say have people take their group out.

(Another reason Duncan Hunter would have made a great president.)

Skelton somehow proved unable to spot the group. Perhaps you could look for the dozen or so wastrels who entered in a cluster, all wearing plastic pink crowns and matching outfits, who keep interrupting the hearings every quarter-hour? Maybe that would be a tip-off, Sherlock?

Skelton failed to follow Hunter’s advice. Ultimately, the Missouri Democrat unwittingly groused into an open mic, “That really pisses me off down there. Those a–holes.”

This year, the leftists got no such benefit of the doubt: Congress kicked them all out en masse. Some did not even get the opportunity to screech before being herded onto the street. They were ejected preemptively. And, to no one’s great shock, the intrusions ceased.

Sure, it may be that a few of the protesters removed by the police did not intend to rise at an appointed time and scream, “No blood for oil, you Baby killers!” or rush the stage and try to rub fake blood on the witnesses. But they undeniably have a history of such behavior; no one was harmed by their absence; and stopping them in their tracks may act as a deterrent to others thinking about following in their footsteps.

generally interrupting every event at which they have ever been present

…perhaps one might consider banning them from further attendance at official hearings. At a minimum, Congressional chairmen might be wise to suspect them of an impending outburst.

One may go further and say such people fit a profile of individuals likely to throw tantrums in the midst of important public events, even to the point of physical confrontation. One would be wise to ponder whether they shouldn’t be barred from entering our most cherished national institutions altogether.

Code Pink’s behavior is no laughing matter, even if their belated comeuppance is. When hate-filled extremists with ties to foreign terrorists charge within inches of Cabinet members and Congressmen, no one should be smiling. At the least, their continual harassment may cause national leaders to let down their guard when approached by truly dangerous people, assuming, “It’s just another one of those Code Pink nuts.” At the worst, the leftists’ hassling of Capitol Hill security during high-profile Congressional hearings may provide just the distraction a terrorist or assassin needs to spring into action.

The greatest opponents of the war demonstrate, by their behavior, the wisdom in preemption and profiling. And if one can say the policy is appropriate for irritants their foes derisively dismiss as “a–holes,” one may more effectively apply this principle to those with ties to more pernicious organizations, whose aim is not merely to annoy but to destroy Western civilization as we know it.

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